{"id":11665,"date":"2025-08-25T08:47:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.both.org\/?page_id=11665"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:42:01","slug":"moving-to-linux-in-the-triangle-area","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.both.org\/?page_id=11665","title":{"rendered":"Wake Forest, NC, — 2025-09-20"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here’s an opportunity to learn about Linux if you live in the Wake Forest and RTP area of North Carolina.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s an interesting new movement gearing up as Win10 nears the end of it\u2019s supported lifecycle. It\u2019s called, “End Of 10\u201d (endof10.org<\/a>) and we’re bringing Linux to Windows 10 users! And other Windows users as well, because we know there are still people using Windows XP and other old versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revitalize your old Windows computers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that Linux can revitalize old computers and keep them running for decades?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My 20-year old Dell Optiplex GX620. Click on the image to enlarge. Image by David Both, CC-by-SA 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Those older computers, like my 20-year old Dell Optiplex GX620 can run the most modern versions of Linux. Mine’s been running Linux since it was given to me a few years ago, and is now on Fedora 42 which was released just this April. Yes — its slower than my newer computers, which are between 2 and 12 years old — but that’s only because it’s 2-core Pentium 4 processor and 4GB of memory is by it’s very nature slower than newer computers with more and faster CPUs and memory like my home-built system with 20 cores, 28 CPUs. and 32GB of RAM. But they’re both running at their designed speeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So long as you can replace the internal parts when they break, you can keep old computers running indefinitely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, it’s in my garage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Were having a party<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The local Linux users group here in the RTP area, the Triangle Linux Users Group, TriLUG, is having a party<\/a> where you can learn how to get many more years out of your old Computers with Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christ Our Hope Church<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday Sep 20, 2025 12:00 PM to 5PM (17:00)
203 Capcom Ave, Suite 114
Wake Forest, NC 27587<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll start with a short program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n